The Lowest Rung The lowest rung on a ladder. The first step of the staircase. At first glance, these seem the obvious places to begin—...

Stop Running Why do we run? Why are we afraid? What do we think will happen? Can we escape our pain? Can we deny our suffering? Will the...

The Offering The Buddha said: The root of suffering is attachment. And how tightly we cling— to our place, to our power, to our polished...

Does the River Cry?   Does the river cry when it enters the sea? Does the ocean wrap her arms around it like a mother receiving a...

Manifesto of Fire, Light, and Earth  A Declaration of Resistance, Truth, and Unyielding Purpose  I have called upon the voices of...

Trump's Attack on DEI and the Dangerous Echoes of History   Recently, former President Donald Trump and his supporters have attempted to...

The sun's water never quenches thirst but can drown the soul, and the fire of the moon cannot warm the heart but burns in the mind; the...

Too fast the clock hands turn, how quickly the pages of the calendar fall, time out races the best of us. We experience life moving...

I am the storm Speaking with a voice of thunder, Charging the air with my electricity Cleansing the world with my tears, I am the...

Little by little The water boils Little by little The frog is cooked We pretend we don’t notice That the laws are changed That rights are...

Just the same as when he said goodbye. The door closed softly as he left  Behind him, the chaos and confusion reigned  No one looked...

On the Edge of Heresy Standing in the borderlands of faith. the mists of spirit swirl around me I look back on the road I traveled And...

Finally, free from the prison in the land of Self-doubt Surviving the torture at the hands of Self-hatred and Fear. I cast my boat into a...

In the Pain of Living In the pain of living Watered by the tears of loss Comes the cosmos’ nurturing of our soul Relentless days and...

Words of promise Words to commit Words to bind hearts and minds body and souls Said in the midst of passion and love Said with water...

I know where to heal When I start feeling pain When the ache in my heart Overwhelms my reason All the times when I cry And don’t...

Mystic, Magic, Sacred, Divine Mother Gaia is clothed in her holy robes of blue and green. She calls me to the sacred dance of life. The...

I open my mind and listen I sit at my desk My pen in my hand Waiting for the words to come What will they be? What will I write? I open...

Looking Back Each moment passes before we know it’s gone. Our Own memories are written on the shores of time’s ocean Soon the clarity of...

I feel the divine There is a fire that burns within me Lit by the felt love of those who held my hand I hear their voices in my ear...